Kobe Bryant was spectacular in game 5 of the NBA Finals in Boston. He took shots that bordered on ridiculous and yet made them almost effortlessly. For a brief moment during the third quarter, the possibility of the Lakers turning things around and pulling out a much needed road win began to enter the thoughts [...]
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
2008 was the year classic basketball rivalries experienced a major revival. It had been far to long since the glorious battles of the 80’s featuring Larry Legend’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers had met their demise. Basketball was getting stagnant after Jordan left the Bulls. Then 2008 came, and as David Stern danced around the room [...]
Monday, December 21, 2009
Jonathan Bender is back in the NBA after missing 3 full seasons and having only played 2 games in his “final” 2005-06 season. He is playing inspired basketball and the New York Knicks have gone 2-0 since. Bender dropped in 11 points in 14:42 against Charlotte Sunday night. He has been tenacious giving New York vital [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers admitted to Sporting News writer Steve Greenberg that he drank Hennessey during his Chicago Bulls days. Here is what Artest said in his interview featured in the upcoming December 7th issue: “I used to drink Hennessy … at halftime,I (kept it) in my locker. I’d just walk to the liquor [...]
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Every year during fantasy drafts people attempt to predict which players will drop off, and which will rise to new heights in production. Some of this can be attributed to a change of team, sometimes it is simply due to a player passing his prime. In other cases, players rekindle their careers by having monster years [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
This past week we have seen Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva join Detroit. Ron Artest took a pay cut and is hoping to get his first ring playing for the world champion Lakers. Hedo Turkoglu reneged on a Portland offer, selecting the Raptors instead. Rasheed Wallace is now alongside Kevin Garnett in Boston. Trevor Ariza maxed out his contract [...]
Saturday, July 4, 2009
This past Thursday, Trevor Ariza verbally committed to a 5-year, mid-level exception deal good for $33 million with the Houston Rockets–a much more lucrative deal than the Los Angeles Lakers, his former team could offer. As irony would have it, he joins Houston hours after former Rocket Ron Artest agreed to a 3-year, $18 million deal with the world [...]
Friday, July 3, 2009
Kobe Bryant will no longer need to worry about fighting with Ron Artest during the playoffs. They can now plan to fight each other every day during practice. Artest agreed in principle to sign a three-year deal worth $18 million, proving he wants to win. He seemingly could have made a lot more cash elsewhere. Artest has [...]
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